Closet construction



Dec. 29, 1,931. T. R'. TREIBER 1,833,459

cLosET CONSTRUCTION Filed` May 11, 1929 5 Sheets-Sheet l Gli - HL2- ki ,Zhi/62,2210?? Dec. 29, 1931. I T. R. TREIBE 1,838,469

CLOSET GONSTRUGT ION Filed May 11, 1929 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 thereof. See Figures 1,2 and 4.` This 'enclo-V Pavtented Dec. 29, 1931 annoncen B IREIBER, 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, AssIGNon To Inn TnnIBnacoMPANY,

0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS cniosn'i:l CONSTRUCTION Application filed May 11, 1929. `serial No. 362,301. i

My invention relates particularly to closets for dwellings and has for its main object the provision of a closet which, by reason of the door construction thereof, is accessible across substantially th-e entire front oropen side thereof, thereby not necessitating space being left in the closet for the entry cfa person for putting articles in the closet or takingV them out, and which door construction'does not interfere with the space of a room, from which access is gained into the closet, any more than does the ordinary conventional door construction of closets.

Another object of the invention resides in the provision of a double closet construction having the above object in view and which is adapted for installation between two rooms, say bed rooms, each closet enclosure being accessible from a respective room.

The above objects and certain other objects, hereinafter appearing, are embodied in the forms of my invention, hereinafter fully described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and are effected by certain 'i novel constructions, combinations and arrangements of parts particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the said drawings- Figure l is a front elevation of a closet construction embodying my invention;

Figure 2 is a horizontal section of a double closet construction taken on a line correspending with the line 2 2 of Figure l;

Figure 8 is an enlarged partial sectional view on the line 3-3 of Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a vertical section on the line 4-4 of Figure 2;

Figure 5 is an enlarged partial section similar to Figure 4;

Figure 6 is an enlarged partial sectional view on the line 6 6 of Figure 4.

Like characters of reference indicate like parts in the several views. i

Referringto the drawings, l designates a closet enclosure whichis preferably relatively shallow and open at the front or wide side sure is preferably of c'eilingheight and is u divided vertically by a horizontal partition 2 forming a relatively high lower enclosure and a relatively smallY upper enclosure.

The upper enclosure is shelved, as designated at 3 for/the storage of desired articles,` and the front of this enclosure is closed by a pair of cooperating doors 4 slidable horizontally in their planes and which are mounted at their lower ends by means of antifriction bearings 5 bearing on suitable tracks 6, the upper ends of these doors havin tongue and groove sliding engagements wit the enclosure structure, as designatedV at 7. See Figures l, 4 and5. 'i

The lower or main enclosure is provided with two'doors 8 and 9. cooperating to close the'open front or wide side th'ereoL-each closing substantially one-half of the opening. See Figures l, 2 and 4. The door 8 is verticallyhinged, :tor outward opening movement, as designated atfll, at one of the sides of' the front of the enclosure. i The door 9 is slidable "horizontally inits plane and is' mounted on its lower end by means of antifriction bearings l2 bearing( on a suitable track 13, the upper end of this door having a tongue and groove sliding engagementwith the enclosure structure, as designated atvl4. See Figures 4 andV 6. Y

The sliding door 9 lis disposed in the same plane as that of the hinged door 8 when the hinged door is closed thereby eliminating any oifset therebetween.

In use, the door 8 is lirst opened to provide access into the lower enclosure at oneI side thereof, and then if desired the sliding door` 9 'is moved over into the position occupied' by the door 8 when this door is closed to provide access into the lower enclosure atthe other side thereof.

Thusrit will be observed that the Ientire `lower enclosure :is easily accessible without a person enteringthe enclosure, thereby rendering the entire space of the enclosure conveniently available for storage. y 95 `It will be further observed that, there being but one outwardly opening hinged door, the doors do not interfere with the space of the room, from whichV access is` gained into the. closet, any more than' does the conven'- tional outwardly opening hinged door closet construction.

The interior of the lower enclosure may be fitted with various devices for the storage of articles of clothing or the like, but is preferably fitted as follows.

Vertically spaced pairs of horizontally spaced supports 15 are secured on the inside of one wall of the enclosure adjacent the open side thereof. These supports extend horizontally and are adapted to have hats 16 laid upon each pair thereof or to have hats 17 hung on hook shaped terminals 18 thereof. See Figures 1, 2 and 4.

An intermediately disposed horizontal bar 19 extends within the lower enclosure in parallelism with the front side thereof and is supported on mountings 21 secured on opposite walls of the enclosure. See Figures 1, 2, 3 and 4. Coats 22 or other articles of clothing may be hung from the bar 19 as by means of coat hangers 23. See Figure 4.

Disposed at the rear lower corner of the lower enclosure and extending` in parallelism with this corner is a folding shoe rack 24 for the reception of shoes 25, which rack may be folded to a. position adjacent the rear wall of the enclosure, as indicated in broken lines in Figure 4, inthe event that the rear portion of the floor of the lower enclosure is desred for other purposes.

The double closet construction embodying my invention is as follows, and is advantageous where closets are desir-ed between two rooms, say two bed rooms.

Referring to Figure 2, a. pair of the enclosures provided with either of the lower door constructions, herein described, are disposed'in substantial alinement corresponding with the planes of the open sides thereof and have their open sides facing oppositely, whereby each enclosure serves a respective room. The sliding doors 9 are disposed for closing the adjacent portions of the open sides of the enclosures in order that the adj acent floor space of the respective rooms be not interfered with or obstructed by the opening of these doors.

1Where as shown the far ends of the enclosures are at walls 27 'of the rooms extending normal to the plane of the enclosures the hinged doors 8, preferably, have their axes at the far sides of said enclosures in order that they maybe opened to positions adjacent said walls where they are out of the way.

Preferably, wall elements 28 are disposed at the rear sides of the enclosures to finish the same Correspending` with the room walls.

lVhile I have herein shown and particularly described the preferred embodiment of my invention I do not wish to be limited to the precise details of construction shown as changes may readily be made without departing from the spirit of my invention, but having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent the following Claims:

1. ln a closet the combination of an outwardly opening vertically hinged door having its axis disposed at one side of the access opening` of the closet and a second door cooperating with said hinged door to close said opening and horizontally slidable in its plane from closed position toward said side of said access opening.

2. ln a closet the combination of an outwardly opening vertically hinged door having its axis disposed at one side of the access opening of the closet and a second door disposed in the plane of the hinged door when closed and cooperating therewith to close said opening and horizontally slidable in its plane from closed position toward said side of said access opening when said hinged door is open.

ln witness whereof l hereunto affix my signature this 25th day of April, 1929.

THEODORE R. TREBER.

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